Bitfury Mining Group Sets Eun Chul-Lee To Head Korean Operations

Bitcoin miner Bitfury Group has appointed Eun Chul-Lee to head its new Korean operations.

Lee is an IT manager and a former Olympic gold medal winner in riflery. His Bitfury job is similar to target shooting – he will build business relationships in the blockchain industry there.

Before joining Bitfury, Lee was the Korea country manager for various WindRiverSystem, IP Infusion, Treasure Data, and Clustrix Inc. He has also founded two companies – SiliconValleyTech and IntelR.

Lee is also a member of Emercoin’s technical advisory council. In this role, he supports Emercoin Blockchain technology through promotion.

“We are thrilled to have Eun join Bitfury to lead our company’s growth in Korea,” said Valery Vavilov, the CEO of Bitfury. “(It is) a significant and expanding part of the global blockchain market. Eun’s years of experience in technology management and his role on the Emercoin advisory council make him the perfect person to lead our growth there and build relationships with Korean businesses and government bodies.”

“I am excited to play a key role leading Bitfury’s business growth in Korea,” said Lee. Blockchain technology will fundamentally change many aspects of our society and may be the most transformative invention since the Internet. I look forward to bringing Bitfury’s state-of-the-art bitcoin blockchain products to new customers here.”